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People fight to save popular dog park

Downtown Greenville's only dog park is scheduled to close, but not without a fight.

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Updated: 12:45 PM EDT Jul 13, 2014

People fight to save popular dog park

Downtown Greenville's only dog park is scheduled to close, but not without a fight.

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Updated: 12:45 PM EDT Jul 13, 2014

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WEBVTT RODRIGUEZ. THE ONLY DOG PARK IN DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE... IS SCHEDULED TO CLOSE. BUT NOT WITHOUT A FIGHT. WYFF NEWS 4'S GABRIELLE KOMOROWSKI HAS THE STORY. PEOPLE ARE PUTTING THEIR PASSION... 01.36 i personally moved to greenville because of the dog park and the swamp rabbit trail 39 ... ON PAPER. ... AND SIGNING THEIR SUPPORT... 01.28 i said we've got to save this dog park. it's too special 01.31 THE GROUP "SAVE CANINE CORNER"... IS COLLECTING SIGNATURES... TO PRESENT TO CITY COUNCIL... 01.04.33 if greenville is interested in its economy, they need the dog park here in cleveland park. i think it does a lot for the tourism dollars 40 BACK IN MAY... CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCED IT WAS CLOSING CANINE CORNER... AFTER COMPLAINTS THAT THE PARK WAS TOO SMALL AND NOISY... AND DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH PARKING... CITY COUNCIL ALSO ANNOUNCED PLANS TO BUILD THIS NEW DOG PARK AT CONESTEE PARK.. 01.02.54 it'll be nice, but nobody is going to come to greenville just to drive to conestee. people come to greenville for its downtown, 01.03.00 THE NEW PARK IS ABOUT 12 MINUTES AWAY... OFF MAULDIN ROAD. 01.13.32 I'm really concerned about the one they're opening in connestee because it's so far away. 34 PATRICE BENNEFIED SAYS SHE TAKES HER DOG MAIZE TO CANINE CORNER ALMOST EVERY DAY... SHE SIGNED THE PETITION... 01.15.09 we should have gotten to vote on what options we could have had, and concerns, and we could have addressed it, instead of just telling us we're closing it 16 THE HOPE IS THAT ALL THESE SIGNATURES... WILL CONVINCE CITY OFFICIALS... TO RECONSIDER. 01.00.30 there's no other park like it because of its proximity to the falls here, the downtown area. the restaurants where we can eat with our dogs and then walk to the dog park. no other park can replace it 43 CLIP 76 01.20.16 according to the city of Greenville's website, the new park is tentatively scheduled to open in late August, and this park will close when that happens. Gabrielle Komorowski, WYFF News4, Greenville 01.20.27 TODAY WE REACHED OUT TO THE CITY OF GREENVILLE FOR A COMMENT... SO FAR... OUR CALLS AND EMAILS

People fight to save popular dog park

Downtown Greenville's only dog park is scheduled to close, but not without a fight.